Sheath holder for a rouge stick



7 Feb. 20, 1934. R. MATHERET ET AL 1,

SHEATH HOLDER FOR A ROUGE STI CK Filed Oct. 19, 1931 SE m Y 2 i I 22m:72 230/15 if. fl/a/iekei Z7. Gar/gag,

Patented Feb. 20, 1934 iJNlTEl). srA

S HEATH HOLDER FOR A ROUGE STICK Rene Matheret and Louis Garreau, Paris,France Application October 19, 1931, Serial No. 569,770, and in FranceNovember 18, 1930 1 Claim. (01. 206-56) This invention relates to toiletaccessories and has more particular reference to such devices which arecarried by ladies and are commonly used to carry make-up material suchas rouge or perfume in the form of sticks or crayons.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a sheath holder for arouge stick or crayon of extremely simple and yet rugged constructionand easy, practical andattractive manipulation whereby the user may holdit in one hand while causing the stick or crayon to project or retractby means of one finger only of said hand, the user thus keeping herother hand free, for instance for holding a mirror, a powder puff orthelike in view of rapid and handy making-up purposes.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a sheath holder for arouge stick or. crayon wherein the closure is performed exclusively by aflexible strip or ribbon entirely located and guided inside the body ofthe holder and so arranged that its opening or closing motion isentirely automatic and concomitant with the longitudinal displacement ofa finger piece and with the ejection or retraction of the rouge stick orcrayon.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sheath holderfor a rouge stick or crayon wherein the closure can never come'incontact with the stick or crayon and can not therefore be stained orclogged thereby or spoil said stick while efilciently protecting samewhen in closed position.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a sheath holderfor a rouge stick or crayon wherein the make-up operation never impliesany contact between the stick and the users hand.

present disclosure. In the drawing:

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 4. H

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the novel arrangementof the internal parts of the sheath holder.

Figure 5 is a iragmentary perspective view showing the inner sleevemember housed in the sheath body or outer casing of the sheath holderfor a rouge stick, this view clearly illustrating the longitudinal gapand cuts in this sleeve 65.- member. I

Like reference characters designate like parts throughout the severalviews.

In the specific embodiment of the invention shown in said drawing, thenumeral 1 designates the sheath body or outer tubular casing of thesheath holder. This sheath body 1 is stopped by a slightly enlarged base1 and formed at the top with a cross opening 1 delineated by edgesincurved from the arcuate end edges of two sym- '6" metrical sides 1 ofsaid body. One of these sides is formed on the greater part of itslength with a longitudinal slot 1 through which is permanently engagedthe stem 2 of an outwardly projecting T-shaped finger piece 2, said stem2 being internally bifurcated into two spaced lugs 2 Within the sheathbody 1 and at a slight distance from its inner wall is housed a sleeve3, advantageously of rounded cross-sectional shape, formed with alongitudinal gap 3 and with a 8k pair of longitudinal cuts 3* spaced tothe extent of the lugs 2* for giving access thereto, these gap and cutsextending over the greater part of the length of said sleeve. 1

Inside the sleeve 3 is snugly mounted a slide 4 in the form of a cup orbushing adapted to receive the bottom end of the rouge stick, said slidebeing notched at two places coincident with the cuts 3 in the sleeve 3for the engagement of the internal lugs 2 of the finger piece 2.

Intermediate the sheath body 1 and sleeve 3 is located a flexibleribbon'5 made for example of a highly flexible steel strip or a strongand pliable fabric or gauze so sized and arranged as ing 1 of the casing1 when this is required. To that effect, one end of the ribbon 5 is freeto Figure 1 is an elevationa'l View showing the move across'said opening1' whereas its opsheath holder for a rouge stick in its entirety,assuming the ribbon closure to be shut, for example in the positionwhich the holder occupies when earriedin a lady's hand bag or kit.

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Figure 2 is a similar elevational view taken posite end is securelyfixed, for example riveted at 5*", to the slide 4 through thelongitudinal gap 105 3 in the sleeve 3. v I I The length of the flexibleribbon 5 is-so reckoned that (as shown in e 4) when the finger piece 2is at the bottom of its stroke in the slot 1 the free end otthe ribbon 5closes H9 to be capableoi entirely closing the top openstick or crayonwill be readily understood from the foregoing: Assuming the finger piece2 to occupy its lowermost position as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2which corresponds to closure of the top opening 1 by the free end of theribbon 5, if by means of one finger said finger piece 2 is lifted, itslugs 2 lift the rouge stickcarrying slide 4 whereby the side of theribbon 5 secured to said slide is also lifted automatical- 1y to acorresponding extent. The ribbon 5 is thus shifted longitudinallythrough the clearance between the sheath body 1 and sleeve 3, so thatits free end unmasks the entrance of the body 1 and permits ejection ofthe tip of the rouge stick which is simultaneously lifted by the slide4. By a reverse motion of the finger piece 2, the rouge stick may beretracted or pulled home and the opening 1 closed by the ribbon 5.

Minor constructional details of the sheath holder might be variedwithout departing from comprising a body of quadrangular section open,

at one end, said body being formed with a longitudinally ranging slot, asleeve of circular section in the body and spaced therefrom, said sleevebeing formed with a slot offset at right angles to the slot in the body,said sleeve being further formed with spaced parallel longitudinalslots, a rouge stick receiving slide movable within the sleeve, a fingerpiece extending through the slot in the body and the parallel slots inthe sleeve and directly connected to the slide, and a flexible ribbonslidable between the sleeve and body and connected to the slide throughthe ofiset slot in the sleeve, the free end of the ribbon opening andclosing the end of the body following the direct movement of the slideresponsive to finger piece movement.

' RENE MATI-IERET.

LOUIS GARREAU.

